Rich Man's Opportunity.
Lord Selborne, in a speech to the British As&ociation, said South Africa had many Rtrenuouß minds devoting themselves to the solution of great problem. He rogreUed that he had been obliged to refuse (he onlyirequest that the Association had made to him—namely, to find funds for the establishment of a proper observatory in Johannesburg. He was obliged to cay that all the poor revenue they at present possessed was required for the development of their material resources and meana of communication. But where theGovernmeot was powerless, what'a magnificent opportunity there was for a patriotic Trans vaalor. (Laughter and cheers.) a site in tho purest atmosphere, 2000 feet above the highest observatory now existing, was available. Only £10,000 was required. (Cheers.) There they might establish a telescope which would help observers in the Southern Hemisphere to compete with the astronomers of the Northern Hemisphere. (Cheers.) The site was there, and it was already occupied by a perfectly equipped meteorological observatory. He conducted by inviting Professor Darwin to read his address.—Press Association.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXII, Issue 6700, 18 October 1905, Page 4
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